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Proverbs 26:2 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: King James Version

" As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come. "

Proverbs 26:2

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1 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.

2 As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.

3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.

4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like

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Here we see, first, the folly of strong anger. It makes people throw out curses without cause, wishing harm to others because they assume those people are bad or have done wrong. Sometimes they have the wrong person, or they misunderstand what happened, or they call evil good and good evil. Even when a fool is given honor, he may still pour out curses against anyone who offends him, whether he is right or wrong.

This is especially true of powerful people who are wicked. They may think they can keep others in fear by cursing them and swearing at them. Yet this shows not strength, but weak and angry malice. Their words reveal how small they really are, as much as how sinful.

Next, we see the safety of innocence. If someone is cursed without cause, whether by angry words or solemn warnings, that curse will do no more harm than a bird flying over his head. It will be like the curses of Goliath against David (1 Samuel 17:43). The curse will pass away like a sparrow or a wild dove that flies off and cannot be found, until it returns to the one who spoke it.

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"Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse"

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"It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day."

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1 Samuel 17:43

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"And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods."

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From This Chapter

Proverbs 26:1

"As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool."

Proverbs 26:3

"A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back."

Proverbs 26:4

"Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like"

Proverbs 26:5

"Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit."

Proverbs 26:6

"He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage."

Proverbs 26:7

"The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools."
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